WHERE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WHERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHERE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHERE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wheresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHERE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What does WHERE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In, at or to what place or position; used to ask about or refer to a location.
Where is one of the most basic question words in English, used constantly to ask about location, as in where is the station, or to introduce a clause about place, as in the house where I grew up. Unlike who or what, which ask about people or things, where always points specifically to a place, whether physical, such as a town, or more abstract, such as a stage in a process. Speakers also use where in conditional or comparative statements, such as where possible, meaning in situations that allow it. Because it is a core function word rather than a content word with rich imagery, where appears in nearly every kind of English sentence, from casual questions to formal legal writing.
How WHERE is used
One of the most common words in English, used in questions, statements and clauses about location or circumstance.
- Where did you leave the car keys?
- This is the town where she was born.
- Where possible, please arrive a few minutes early.
- Nobody knew where the missing package had gone.
- Tell me where you want the boxes placed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHERE
The 5 tiles of WHERE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHERE
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with WHERE.
Words ending in WHERE
8 words end in WHERE. Useful as a back hook: play WHERE onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHERE inside
5 words contain WHERE in the middle. Words that start with WHERE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHERE
Common questions about WHERE
- Is WHERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHERE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHERE worth?
- WHERE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHERE mean?
- In, at or to what place or position; used to ask about or refer to a location.
- What letters can be added to WHERE?
- WHERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHERE:
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